Although 247Sports.com lists the Michigan-native as an offensive line prospect, it's believed he'll most likely line up on the defensive side of the ball for the Buckeyes. He could be a defensive tackle or a defensive end.

This was far from Alabi's first trip to Columbus – he was in town for Ohio State's game against Wisconsin last season, along with four-star running back prospect Mike Weber and current Ohio State freshman Damon Webb – but it turned out to be the biggest one as he abruptly ended his recruitment. His relationship with Ohio State's Kerry Coombs has been a driving force in his interest in the Buckeyes, and tonight it paid off.

Indeed, Alabi is just the latest Ohio State prize from Detroit's Cass Tech, traditionally considered a Michigan "pipeline" school. Webb, one of the state's top prospect while at Cass Tech, was one of the headliners from Ohio State's 2014 class and the Buckeyes also went to Cass for linebacker Marco Cooper (2000) and defensive end Vernon Gholston (2004).

We'll have more from Alabi, Ohio State's newest commitment in the "Elite '15," very soon.

What Kirk doesn't get is that though the players make a big deal out of emphasizing 'the', the truth is that it's been part of our school name since the early early days before even he was born, so he needs to just get over it. I know this because someone in our 11W family was kind enough to educate me on this fact ;)

"I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there." - Woody Hayes

Not to diminish the recent commitments in the least, but I've gotta believe this class is going to be bigger than most expected. Maybe even 22 or 23. Just can't see us passing on some of the top talent we're in on for a class full of 3 stars. Either way forget the rankings it's good to have these new guys aboard.

I am sitting here in Toronto on an 11pm conference call during a software production installation call... thoroughly glad my phone was on mute when I said 'FUCK YEAH' after reading Urbs secured two more recruits!!!

The best thing about Pastafarianism? It is not only acceptable, but advisable, to be heavily sauced

I was down in the corner watching this big boy put in work. He has a motor and got Big Meech and Mr Bosa to ooh and ah a few times. When i saw him get pulled out and hug Urban i knew it was on. Kid is seriously legit. Welcome big boy!

Welcome aboard Joshua. Get in Weber's ear and tell him to come on down with you. Beating Michigan with Michigan high school players will be even sweeter; much like they always USED to beat us with Ohio players.

Joey Bosa came into the stands last night to sit next to a family member (looked just like Bosa in the face). He took a picture with a little kid before sitting down. Some random fan turned to take his picture and Bosa had the good humor to pose for the fan, giving a "We're #1" salute. Joey Bosa looks absolutely beast-like.

If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. ~ Bruce Lee

I'm not big on recruiting trashtalk, but I can tell you that there's more than a little satisfaction in Ann Arbor that Alabi is going to Columbus. Because I think the team that had the most interest in him next to OSU, was MSU.

The notion that Kerry Coombs is recruiting the hell out of Michigan is, beyond any doubt, a much bigger threat to Mark Dantonio than Brady Hoke.

Best wishes to this young man for a very successful time at Ohio State.

Edit. - (Aaaaaand then, on top of Alabi-to-OSU, there is Brian Cole-to-Michigan.) Which makes this just about the worst imaginable weekend of the year for Spartan recruiting.

Actually when I read that, I thought M Man meant that Coombs is a bigger threat than Hoke is to Dantonio. Of course, this is probably true as well.

If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. ~ Bruce Lee

I'm not big on recruiting trashtalk, but I can tell you that there's more than a little satisfaction in Ann Arbor that Alabi is going to Columbus. Because I think the team that had the most interest in him next to OSU, was MSU.

You do realize Michigan offered him, right?

I'm a little surprised that you're missing the even bigger picture here. By landing yet commit from CT, Urban is unabatedly pissing on the trees there and leaving the scent of a dominant buck. This is two in as many years, both with UM offers, and only opens the door for even more.

Oh absolutely. Michigan fans would have been pretty thrilled to get him. But it's not like we've lost all control and hope at Cass Tech. Thomas Wilcher is still the Head Coach. It will really be big news for recruiting when Wilcher retires.

The Detroit PSL is changing, shrinking. They are losing whole high schools, not just students. And so Cass Tech is becoming a kind of super-magnet school (it always was an academic/music magnet school, but pre-Wilcher, it didn't have much of a football reputation). Cass Tech's non-athlete students actually enjoy privileged status compared to other Detroit high schools as their applications to Michigan (the prestige choice for most of them) are considered.

But back to football; our 2015 class is going to be real small; it is more than half-filled, and Alabi's is not a particular position of need. While (as you say) we offered him, most of us really expected he'd go to The Michigan State University and not The Ohio State University.

You didn't question me about one thing I expected to be provocative -- namely, why would I rather have a top recruit go to our rival OSU instead of our other rival MSU?

Weber looking like he loved his SC visit (hard not to) and is being predicted to go there. If Harris picks the good guys, be a nice slap in the face to Michigan missing out not only on Harris (I know, he decommitted) but another Cass Tech star like Weber who would have been a solid snag in place of Harris. Still a ways to go to NSD but its good to see Cass Tech guys bailing on UM.